Event

Jazz at Temple Israel Presents The Avery Sharpe Quartet

Capping the series on Saturday, August 17 at 8 p.m. will be theAvery Sharpe Quartet, comprising Sharpe, hailed as one of the outstanding bassists of our time; Onaje Allan Gumbs, on piano; Yoron Israel, on drums; and Duane Eubanks on trumpet. Sharpe is perhaps best known for his 20-year association with the McCoy Tyner Trio. He started his musical life at eight on piano and switched to accordion and electric bass in high school. At the University of Massachusetts the great Reggie Workman, a member of John Coltrane's Quartet, persuaded him to transition to acoustic bass, and he was soon playing with Archie Shepp and Art Blakey. Sharpe has appeared on more than 20 recordings with McCoy Tyner.Sharpe has performed and recorded with many jazz legends, from Dizzy Gillespie to Wynton Marsalis. He has eleven releases on his own record label, JKNM Records, and his most recent,Sojourner TruthAin't I A Woman Project,is distributed by Allegro Media Group.